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-akupwɨn

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-akwrigi

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-amɨgɨn

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-apregov

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-arakarak

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v/a

-aripun

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-aroui

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-arukw

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-arukwokwe

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-arɨk(i)

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-atate

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akwéis

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araii narek

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arpasouk pa savaki

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arwi

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ganhɨk

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[ganhɨk]

iarɨkwever

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[iarɨkwever] n.

iokokekei

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kamɨni

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kaprihapry

To treat strong fever or flu, boil one handful of stem and leaves in 1 liter of water for 5 minutes. Drink this liquid warm, one cup a day for two days.
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Example: To treat strong fever or flu, boil one handful of stem and leaves in 1 liter of water for 5 minutes. Drink this liquid warm, one cup a day for two days.

kapuapu

This is a "calendar plant," tied to the sea. When it flowers, it is time to harvest sea urchins. The dry wood is used to mke a fire when a person has no matches.
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Example: This is a "calendar plant," tied to the sea. When it flowers, it is time to harvest sea urchins. The dry wood is used to mke a fire when a person has no matches.

karareng feimanu

To treat scabies, collect 5 whole plants, remove the soil, then boil in a bucket of water for 10-20 min and wash the scabies 2x daily for 2 weeks or until the scabies is dry.
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Example: To treat scabies, collect 5 whole plants, remove the soil, then boil in a bucket of water for 10-20 min and wash the scabies 2x daily for 2 weeks or until the scabies is dry.

karwerew

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marron

kawakawa

Photo by Martial Wahe
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Example: Photo by Martial Wahe

konakaka

The flower stick is cut at both ends and used as a trumpet by the children. The root of this type is poisonous; other types are used as food.
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Example: The flower stick is cut at both ends and used as a trumpet by the children. The root of this type is poisonous; other types are used as food.

konakutanian

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konparɨm

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[konparɨm]

konquaequae

Young plants for roof rafters, larger plants used for house posts. Women who get pregnant with someone else besides husband use this to abort. Boil a double handful of scraped stem in water and drink 1 cup four times daily to abort. Fruits are edible. Cut it open and eat what’s inside.
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Example: Young plants for roof rafters, larger plants used for house posts. Women who get pregnant with someone else besides husband use this to abort. Boil a double handful of scraped stem in water and drink 1 cup four times daily to abort. Fruits are edible. Cut it open and eat what’s inside.

kostrog

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kwanakur

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kwanapa

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Example: Only used for making lap-lap

kwanapuirahakw

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kwanasanas

Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used to decorate one’s face during kastom ceremonies. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.
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Example: Ornamental: The tiny seeds, appearing as a powder, are used to decorate one’s face during kastom ceremonies. The plant is used when the fruit is yellow.

kwanei awou

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kweiei

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kwenakwa

Ptilinopus greyii
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kweria

Circus approximans
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Example: Photo by birdsaspoetry / Flickr, License: CC BY-SA-NC 2.0 via Flickr

kwonhim

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[ganhɨn]

kwotpitasi

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kwɨmtákahau

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makhum

Scarus globiceps http://fishbase.org/summary/Scarus-globiceps.html
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Example: Photo by J. E. Randall, License: CC BY-NC 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

manarum

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Example: When a person eats it, the teeth feel sticky

marawta

Sargocentron violaceum http://fishbase.org/summary/Sargocentron-violaceum.html
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Example: Photo by Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

matangi

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[mataga]

mɨtiro

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nage

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nanɨn

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napiso

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napɨr

Medicinal use. For back pain, take double handful of leaf, mash it in 1/2 liter of water, squeeze into cup. Drink 2 cups / day, morning and afternoon for 5 days.
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Example: Medicinal use. For back pain, take double handful of leaf, mash it in 1/2 liter of water, squeeze into cup. Drink 2 cups / day, morning and afternoon for 5 days.

nare

This plant is used to welcome people by weaving the leaves and flowers into a head lei, locally known as a Kuanari. If there are no flowers, people weave the leaves and use these to welcome visitors. This species is becoming an invasive in the area.
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[neri] n.

Example: This plant is used to welcome people by weaving the leaves and flowers into a head lei, locally known as a Kuanari. If there are no flowers, people weave the leaves and use these to welcome visitors. This species is becoming an invasive in the area.

nare-apurumɨn

When performing the kastom ceremony "toka dance" the leaves are wrapped in a band and tied on the head of dancers.
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Example: When performing the kastom ceremony "toka dance" the leaves are wrapped in a band and tied on the head of dancers.

narofenua

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narparerep

Ecological: This plant, which grows near streams, is known to hold water during the dry season. If the plant is harvested, then it is known that the stream will not continue to run. Thus, precaution is taken to keep this plant in good health.
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[napre:rɨp] n.

Example: Ecological: This plant, which grows near streams, is known to hold water during the dry season. If the plant is harvested, then it is known that the stream will not continue to run. Thus, precaution is taken to keep this plant in good health.

naruakiri

To make a strap to hold the ornamental fiber "Nisei" (Plunkett et al #3077) on a person’s arm. Dry the stem, remove the fibers, and weakve into a strap. There is a legend that is told about this plant, concerning a rat and a fox. The rat and fox stole a banana from the Devil’s garden. The Devil caught the fox and told him not to come back. The rat said "lets go to the garden" and the fox said no. The rat said "go take these leaves, and tie the leaves with coconut fiber--and he told the fox to lie down and the rat sewed the leaves on the fox. ...
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[naruwakiri] n.

Example: To make a strap to hold the ornamental fiber "Nisei" (Plunkett et al #3077) on a person’s arm. Dry the stem, remove the fibers, and weakve into a strap. There is a legend that is told about this plant, concerning a rat and a fox. The rat and fox stole a banana from the Devil’s garden. The Devil caught the fox and told him not to come back. The rat said "lets go to the garden" and the fox said no. The rat said "go take these leaves, and tie the leaves with coconut fiber--and he told the fox to lie down and the rat sewed the leaves on the fox. ...

nasiaben

Melicope latifolia
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nasiapu-a-nasiapu

This plant can be used to tell the sex of an as yet unborn baby. Two people hold the stem and tear it. If three threads from the corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a boy; if all 4 corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a girl. Two people start tearing the stem from both sides of the cut stem.
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Example: This plant can be used to tell the sex of an as yet unborn baby. Two people hold the stem and tear it. If three threads from the corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a boy; if all 4 corners of the stem come off, the baby will be a girl. Two people start tearing the stem from both sides of the cut stem.

naskou

The wood of this plant is used for an important "kastom" dance known as Toka. The stem is said to have a curve in it. Sam noted that the people dancing get something in return, such as a pig or kava.
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Example: The wood of this plant is used for an important "kastom" dance known as Toka. The stem is said to have a curve in it. Sam noted that the people dancing get something in return, such as a pig or kava.

naskou

The wood of this plant is used for an important "kastom" dance known as Toka. The stem is said to have a curve in it. Sam noted that the people dancing get something in return, such as a pig or kava.
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Example: The wood of this plant is used for an important "kastom" dance known as Toka. The stem is said to have a curve in it. Sam noted that the people dancing get something in return, such as a pig or kava.

nei akona

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nenɨs

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newahu

Weave bark fiber to make slings, grass skirt for ladies, hats and baskets. To do this, rett outer bark in sea for 1 week to rot everything but the fiber, take remaining fiber, dry in sun and use as a fiber for weaving.
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Example: Weave bark fiber to make slings, grass skirt for ladies, hats and baskets. To do this, rett outer bark in sea for 1 week to rot everything but the fiber, take remaining fiber, dry in sun and use as a fiber for weaving.

ni matag

ni matag
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nikwanaha

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nimapare

nimapare
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nimeaw

Photo by Martial Wahe
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nimewae

Use stem to build roof rafters. Before people had matches, this plant was used to light fires by rubbing one stem of this against another piece of the same tree.
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Example: Use stem to build roof rafters. Before people had matches, this plant was used to light fires by rubbing one stem of this against another piece of the same tree.

nimwa

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nimwheiov

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nukuruk

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nukwai payan

nukwai payan
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pomme de pin

nɨfaga

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nɨkava kamiaram

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nɨkava maregmarɨg

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nɨmwheiov

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nɨnhupwi

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nɨrukwɨfiien

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nɨsuaio

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pagaivii

Cheilinus chlorourus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-chlorourus.html
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Example: Photo by Andy A. Lewis / Lizard Island Research Station, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 via Fishes of Australia

pagaivii pitew

Cheilinus fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-fasciatus.html
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pawpawuk

Hypolimnas antilope https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/199968-Hypolimnas-antilope
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pawpawuk

Luthrodes cleotas https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/472288-Luthrodes-cleotas
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pirei pirei

Used in an unspecified way for pregnant women to ensure the baby to grow well. Used in an unspecified way to control the weather.
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Example: Used in an unspecified way for pregnant women to ensure the baby to grow well. Used in an unspecified way to control the weather.

pokpoki

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reia

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rukwemakwa

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sap sap

For an earache, take a double handful of leaves, mash, and squeeze in your ear.
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Example: For an earache, take a double handful of leaves, mash, and squeeze in your ear.

Skobak

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n nid d’abeille

takwaráu

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tamagam

Ptilinopus tannensis
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tamakao

Photo by K. David Harrison, Aneityum island, Vanuatu, Dec. 2018.
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taoura ia nipeka

taoura ia nipeka
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tapatou

Sphyraena forsteri http://fishbase.org/summary/Sphyraena-forsteri.html
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tarur

Ornamental: Flowers are used to decorate houses.
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Example: Ornamental: Flowers are used to decorate houses.

tovrirua

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tukrawhus

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tupwa

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ume tasiapen

Naso caesius http://fishbase.org/summary/Naso-caesius.html
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wipin sarapiran

Leiognathus fasciatus, Aurigequula fasciatus http://fishbase.org/summary/Leiognathus-fasciatus.html
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yesu

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ɨmahan

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